Tags: Department of Defense, renewable energy, clean energy, wind, solar, oil, biofuels, energy costsJanuary 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense is the largest single consumer of energy in the world, gobbling up 3.8 billion kilowatt hours of electricity and 120 million barrels of oil per year. It’s an ... [ +++ ]

Tags: US Senate, military, biofuels, Department of Defense, oil prices, national securityDecember 3 -- US Senate voted Wednesday to restore the Defense Department's ability to buy biofuels. As the largest petroleum user in the world, the US military says its dependence on oil is a national ... [ +++ ]

Tags: senate, oil, biofuels, military, nationak security, dependence on oil, Department of DefenseNovember 30 -- When it comes to reducing the military’s dependence on oil, senators from both sides of the aisle have the Department of Defense’s back. By striking down a pair of shortsighted ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Air Force, military, biofuels, renewable energy, oilNovember 26 -- From jet propulsion to space exploration, the U.S. Air Force has long been a pioneer in technological advancements. It's doing the same today, on the important issue of moving our nation ... [ +++ ]

Tags: EPA, biofuels, RFS, renewable fuel standard, biomass, ethanol, clean energy, oil dependenceNovember 16 -- U.S. EPA today announced that the agency has not found evidence to support a finding of severe “economic harm” that would warrant granting a waiver of the renewable fuels standard (RFS). ... [ +++ ]

Tags: oil, algae-based fuel, renewable energy, Bay Area, clean energy, renewable energyNovember 14 -- Big oil took a small but significant hit Tuesday when Bay Area motorists began filling up their gas tanks with algae, becoming the first private citizens in the world to use a domestically ... [ +++ ]

Tags: clean energy, subsidies, Solyndra, Republicans, oil, renewable energy, David Brooks, New York TimesOctober 29 -- If the notion "he who lives by the subsidy dies by the subsidy" is true, then oil, gas and nuclear companies must be dying a thousand deaths. "A Sad Green Story," the recent New ... [ +++ ]

Tags: clean energy, energy efficiency, Energy Independence, energy security, military, national security, Oil, renewable energy, U.S. military’s use of renewable energySeptember 25 -- It started with a simple directive: bring down the casualty numbers. At the time, Former Lt. Gen. Richard C. Zilmer was the commanding general of the most restive province of Iraq in 2006—al ... [ +++ ]

Tags: fossil fuel, U.S. dependence on oilMar. 21, 2012 -- As public angst grows over gas prices, President Obama hits the road today in hopes of reinvigorating his argument that the USA must embrace a broad strategy to reduce the nation's dependence ... [ +++ ]